BSSC Grant-in-Aid
Funds projects that build technical skills in Kentucky through grant-in-aid support for workforce and educational innovation.
The Bluegrass State Skills Corporation (BSSC) Grant-in-Aid is a Kentucky state program established by the General Assembly in 1984 under KRS 154.12-204. It provides cash reimbursements to Kentucky businesses for the cost of approved occupational and skills-upgrade training programs. The program serves workers at new and expanding Kentucky companies as well as employees requiring skills or occupati…
Occupational and skills-upgrade training programs at new, expanding, or existing Kentucky businesses in eligible sectors including manufacturing, agribusiness, technology, and renewable energy.
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